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RockRaven

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2. The "local economy" excuses are LIES. Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid

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Fri Mar 21, 2025, 11:54 PM

Mar 21

also support the local economy -- and even more broadly than defense spending does -- but these ghouls have no problem destroying those... Because they don't generate the same degree of campaign money and lucrative post-office corporate board or lobbying jobs as the MIC.

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Bill Maher had a pie chart showing that the Pentagon has the largest budget. $850 billion [View all] question everything Mar 21 OP

They were fighting the F-35 from the time the Reagan admin started promoting it. It only took an extra 20+ ... marble falls Mar 21 #1

The "local economy" excuses are LIES. Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid RockRaven Mar 21 #2

Both trump and musk were predicting big cuts in Defense budget weeks ago. Guess political reality got to GOPers. Silent Type Mar 22 #3

So that's why Bill's going to explain things to co-rat/Krasnov UTUSN Mar 22 #4